Frederick eagon



(N0 Modl) P. EAGON. CORNER PIECE FOR BEDSTEADS.

No. 605,310. Patented June 7,1898.

UNITED STATES) PATENT i OFFICE.

FREDERICK EAGON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOROF ONE-THIRD TO HERMANHOLZNAGELJOF SAME PLACE.

CORNER-PIECE FOR BEDSTEADS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,810, dated June 7,1898. Application filed April 5,1897. Serial No. 630,899. (Nomodeh) T0aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK EAGON, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residin g at the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCorner-Pieces for Bedsteads, of which the'following is a description.

The object of my invention is to produce a corner clamp ,or fasteningfor iron bedsteads to be used to connect the side and end pieces orsprings of the bed to the corner-posts, which shall be cheap ofmanufacture, simple in con struction, and efficient in use.

The clamp herein shown and described forms the subject of a separateapplication for Letters Patent filed in Patent Office as Serial No.648,735. r

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective viewof the device, showing the springs connected tothe corner. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of same device, the springsbeing omitted to show the hooked corner-iron. Fig. 3 is a view of thehooked corner-iron, which slips and hooks into the clamp. Fig. 4 isasectional view taken at the dotted line 4 4 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5a'detached view of one side of the clamp.

A represents the corner-post of the bed, B the side rail, and O the endor connecting rail, of an iron bedstead. The end rail may consist of aseparate rail or it may consist of the springs directly connected to thecorner, as shown in Fig. 1.

A clamp formed of two jaws or pieces D E, held together bya lock-nut andbolt connection F, is slid over or around the corner-post A, the boltconnection F of course allowing. the parts D E to be separated, and whenhugging the post A, the bolt connection being worked in properdirection, the parts D E come together a'i'nd'are tightly clamped ontothe corner-postA." These clamp-pieces 'D E are peculiarly shaped, eachhavingthe halfround part a a to fit around the corner-post,

part a having the flange a and the part a extending over at the end toform a groove or channel a closed at each end by a lug a (See Fig. 5.)The clamp-piece E ends in a flange a, (see Fig. 4,) which fits in thechannel 0. This flange is kept from sliding up and from moving over eachother and keeping them in juxtaposition.

Each clamp-pieceD E at the back end has the side flanges G and endpiecesH, the two parts when put together forming a box shape or ahousing, as shown in Fig. 4, into which the hook K and lug K of thehooked corner-piece L fit, the hook slipping over and resting on theconnecting-bolt F, the lug K assisting to keep the parts in steady andfirm position. This corner-piece L consists of parts at cl at rightangles, the part d being cut away, as shown, and broken midway by aflange plate or seat d extending at right angles from the meeting edgesbetween parts at d. (See Fig. .3.) A hole d is placed in the seat dHoles 01 are placed in the side flange G of each clamp-piece D E,through which the connecting-bolt F passe. i

When it is desired to use my device inthe construction or use of an ironbed, the clamps or jaws D E are placed around the cornerpost A and theconnection-bolt F-screwed up tightly. This pulls the jaws tightlytogether, and the curved parts a a, tightly impinge against thecorner-post. The corner-piece L 'is then inserted in the space orhousing created then connected together and to the cornerpiec e L by thebolt M, which securely holds them and the corner-pieces together. Whenin this position, thewhole bed can be lift-ed out of the clamps andslipped in again.

By the use of this device a bed-spring. or a rail can be connected tothe corner of an iron bedstead or taken olf at pleasure. Q

- What I claim as new and of my invention, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-a- 1. In a corner-piece for bedsteads,a cornerpieceformed like an an gle-iron,havin g flanges d, d, seat 61 lug K, hook K,in combination with a clamp composed of two jaws having flanges G, G,curved parts D, E; part D having a flange a and part E having channel (1into which flange a of part- D, fits, and. in terlocks and boltconnection F, the cornerpiece being detachably connected to the saidbolt F, the bolt F connecting the jaws D and clamp, as set forth. E',the hook K on the corner-iron engaging I0 2. In a corner-piece for ironbedsteads, anthe bolt F, all combined and operating as set gle-iron Lformed substantially as set forth forth.

5 and hook K, in combination With the sides FREDERICK EAGON.

and ends of the bedstead; and a clamp c011 Witnesses: nected to the ironbed-post, the clamp being a J. W. STREHLI,

composed of the interlocking jaws D andE, O. A. HAMILTON.

